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The game’s most renowned ideals — patience, sportsmanship, courtesy, and honesty — have been embraced for decades. But golf’s oldest tradition — walking — is often overlooked. In 1951, Merle Williams’ Marketeer Company released its electric golf cart, which soon became popular throughout the United States.
The National Golf Foundation estimates two-thirds of golfers in the United States ride carts when they play. Golf carts were traditionally reserved for those with physical disabilities who couldn’t walk the distances required of a round.